Ah...Memphis. It's Elvis, Johnny Cash and B.B. King, but it's so much more.
It's homestyle smoky barbeque sauce, and Sunday picnics and a sprawling metropolis that goes on forever.
Memphis is a down home big city that feels like small town, and feels like you've come home.
The lodging in Memphis offers everything from budget hotels to quaint bed & breakfasts to skyriser luxury hotels.
There's something for every style and price in this big city, take your pick. If downtown is your thing, you can stay at the Madison Hotel, the Wyndham Memphis or Marriott's Springhill Suites. So whether you're looking for a stunning 5 star resort or a cheap place to lay your head at night, you'll find it in abundance here.
The dining options in Memphis are so numerous, it will make your head spin. But if you only have time to try one restaurant, then make sure you experience the Memphis barbeque.
Whether you choose Central BBQ, Charlie Vergo's Rendezvous or Corky's Bar-B-Q, you will find that this city knows how to throw a party! Every hotspot and neighborhood corner boasts barbeque homestyle cooking, you can't miss it.
For nightlife thrills, it's all happening on Beale Street. B.B. King's Blues Club plays the blues like nobody's business, and the Rum Boogie Cafe and Sleep Out Louie's are a big hit for the younger generations.
And of course, the biggest attraction of all is the Elvis Presley Museum. With everything Memphis has to offer, you can't afford to miss it!
Memphis is a city in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County.
Memphis rises above the Mississippi River on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff just south of the mouth of the Wolf River.
As of 2006, Memphis had an estimated population of 670,902, making it the largest city in the state of Tennessee, the second largest in the southeastern region (only to Jacksonville, Florida), and the 17th largest in the United States.
The greater Memphis metropolitan area, including the adjacent counties of Mississippi and Arkansas, has a population of 1,260,581.
This makes Memphis the second largest metropolitan area in Tennessee, surpassed only by metropolitan Nashville.
Memphis is the youngest of Tennessee's four major cities (traditionally including Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville).
A resident of Memphis is referred to as a Memphian and the Memphis region is known as the Mid-South.
